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‘Media Center PC’ Stories

Toshiba media server is straight from the future

Brenda Stokes, Oct 2nd 2008 Discuss [0]

So much has been coming out of CEATEC this week that we can hardly keep up. Take, for instance, this polygonal media player from Toshiba. It's more than just interesting-looking. It packs serious functionality that could change the way we think about wireless media. Read The Full Story

VidaBox RoomClientHD compact 1080p home media streamer

Chris Davies, Sep 29th 2008 Discuss [0]

VidaBox have announced the RoomClientHD, a compact high-definition video streamer capable of receiving full 1080p and lossless audio from any of the company's media servers. With an optional slot-loading Blu-ray drive, the RoomClientHD measures 6 x 6 x 2-inches but still manages to pack a DVI port for HDMI/DVI/VGA output, gigabit ethernet, six USB 2.0 ports, an eSATA port and audio inputs and outputs. Read The Full Story

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HP TouchSmart IQ800 media PC: Video Demo

Chris Davies, Sep 15th 2008 Discuss [0]

HP have taken the wraps off of their latest TouchSmart PC, the IQ800-series. Two models make up the new range, the IQ804 and IQ816, the former having a 2.16GHz T5850 Core 2 Duo (667MHz bus, 2MB cache) while the latter has a 2.10GHz T8100 Core 2 Duo (800MHz bus, 3MB cache). Each uses HP’s TouchSmart interface on a 25.5-inch 1920 x 1200 display, which you can see demonstrated after the cut. The IQ816 also has a Blu-ray burner and GeForce 9600M GS graphics, while the IQ804 makes do with DVD and GeForce 9300M GS graphics.

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Sony VAIO RT-series All-in-One HD Studio

Chris Davies, Sep 3rd 2008 Discuss [0]

Sony have high aspirations for their final VAIO All-in-One of the day, the RT-series. They're calling it a HD Studio, "a super-powerful video authoring PC tucked behind a stunning 25.5-inch HDTV". The RT is based on an Intel Core 2 Quad Q9400 processor running at up to 2.5GHz (6MB L2 cache), 8GB of RAM and 1TB of storage in dual-SATA user-accessible RAID array; the display itself is 1920 x 1200 driven by an NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT with 512MB of dedicated VRAM. Read The Full Story

Sony VAIO LV-series High-Definition PC/TV

Chris Davies, Sep 3rd 2008 Discuss [0]

Sony are describing their VAIO LV-series as a High-Definition PC/TV. Not only is the LV a full desktop media PC, with a 24-inch WUXGA 1920 x 1200 FullHD LCD, up to a 3.16GHz Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 processor, 4GB of RAM and up to 1TB of 7,200rpm SATA storage, it has an HDMI input so that it can be used as a 1080p display. Read The Full Story

Sony VAIO JS-series All-in-One Desktop PCs

Chris Davies, Sep 3rd 2008 Discuss [0]

Sony has announced its latest series of All-in-One VAIO desktop PCs, the JS-series, which the company envisages being used in kitchens and dens. Based on a 3.0GHz Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 processor with 4GB of RAM, a 500GB 7,200rpm hard-drive and a 20.1-inch LCD display, the JS-series will have optional Blu-ray. Read The Full Story

Acer Aspire X1200 HTPC BIOS issue can kill HDMI

Chris Davies, Aug 27th 2008 Discuss [2]

Problems appear to be afoot with Acer's recently announced Aspire X1200 HTPC. Several users are complaining that their network cards would go into sleep mode and then refuse to wake up without a restart; when told by Acer's tech support team to update the BIOS, the network issue is resolved but the HDMI output no longer works. Read The Full Story

Next-Gen Gaming Consoles the Home Entertainment Gateway

Brenda Stokes, Aug 11th 2008 Discuss [0]

People interested in technology and home entertainment like to get their hands on the latest, greatest products. Before, it was all about having the top of the line DVD player, receiver and speaker system. And though those things still hold serious importance, there’s one product type that seems destined to swoop in on the home entertainment market. I’m talking about next-gen gaming consoles, the XBox 360 and PS3, in particular. Read The Full Story

Shuttle H7 barebones HTPC for AMD Phenom AM+ CPUs

Chris Davies, Jul 16th 2008 Discuss [0]

In a year dominated by budget ultraportables and desktop-replacing laptops, it's easy to forget that there are plenty of users out there who are still looking for desktop and HTPC machines. Shuttle have announced just the barebones system for them, the H7, small enough to fit neatly under a flatscreen for media PC duty, but compatible with AMD's latest Phenom AM2+ processors for when grunt is necessary. Read The Full Story

Acer Aspire X1200 HTPC for budget dual-core entertainment

Chris Davies, Jul 9th 2008 Discuss [1]

As home entertainment PCs go, Acer's new Aspire X1200 isn't exactly going to win any awards for its looks, but considering it's been cleverly shaved so as to be rack-friendly you're probably not really meant to leave it out on show. Inside lurks an AMD Athlon X2 2850e processor, NVIDIA GeForce 8200 graphics and an HDMI port capable of spitting out 1080p video. Read The Full Story

HP TouchSmart PC launches early

Chris Davies, Jun 25th 2008 Discuss [0]

HP's TouchSmart PC may not have MultiTouch but it's still proving popular; despite the $1,249.99 starting price tag I've heard many people say they plan on picking one up. The 22-inch high-definition desktop was meant to launch on July 13th, but according to HP's online store the IQ504 model and IQ506 model are actually shipping today. Hands-on demo video of the HP TouchSmart PC after the cut Read The Full Story

Sony VGX-TP1 Media Center PCs with Blu-ray & HDMI

Chris Davies, Jun 25th 2008 Discuss [0]

Sony continues its hat-box obsession, with another pair of circular Media Center PCs. The white VGX-TP1D and the black VGX-TP1DQ/B both feature Intel's 2.1GHz Core 2 Duo T8100 CPU, 2GB RAM and GeForce 8400M GT graphics. Where they differ is in storage and optical drive: the TP1D has a 320GB hard-drive and a dual-layer DVD writer, while the TP1DQ/B ups that to 500GB and drops in a Blu-ray drive. Read The Full Story